Structure and Phylogeny of Chloroplast and Mitochondrial Genomes of a Chlorophycean Algae Pectinodesmus pectinatus (Scenedesmaceae, Sphaeropleales)
Author:
Zhao XinmeiORCID,
Liu Chenglong,
He Lijuan,
Zeng Zhiyong,
Zhang Anda,
Li Hui,
Hu ZhangliORCID,
Lou Sulin
Abstract
Pectinodesmus pectinatus is a green alga of commercial interest in sewage purification. Clarification of its organelle genomes is helpful for genetic manipulation, taxonomic revisions and evolutionary research. Here, de novo sequencing was used to determine chloroplast genome and mitochondrial genome of P. pectinatus strain F34. The chloroplast genome was composed of a large single-copy (LSC) region of 99,156 bp, a small single-copy (SSC) region of 70,665 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) with a length of 13,494 bp each separated by LSC and SSC. The chloroplast genome contained 69 protein-coding genes, 25 transfer-RNA (tRNA) genes, 3 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. The mitochondrial genome was 32,195 bp in length and consisted of 46 unique genes, including 16 protein-coding genes, 27 tRNA genes and 3 rRNA genes. The predominant mutations in organelle genomes were T/A to G/C transitions. Phylogenic analysis indicated P. pectinatus was a sister species to Tetradesmus obliquus and Hariotina sp. within the Pectinodesmus genus. In analysis with CGView Comparison Tool, P. pectinatus organelle genomes displayed the highest sequence similarity with that of T. obliquus. These findings advanced research on the taxonomy and phylogeny of Chlorophyceae algae and particularly revealed the role of P. pectinatus in microalgae evolution.
Funder
China National Key Research and Development Project for Synthetic Biology
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Guangdong Province Key Research and Development
Guangdong Natural Science Foundation
Innovation-Driven Development Special Fund Project of Guangxi
Subject
Paleontology,Space and Planetary Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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